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How about a bit of bright yellow to lighten up your day! This smoothie is definitely a bit different to my usual (you know…the green ones, I so love). I am so used to concocting green smoothies but really wanted the challenge of this one. It started off with me having some extra cooked corn, and then wanting other yellow fruits or vegetables but not banana…but seriously if you are into banana, banana would be great to add. Anyway, cut a long story short, there was not a pineapple in sight at the grocery store, so I opted for some yellow fleshed nectarines and from there this nutritious, fibre packed smoothie was born. It actually is quite versatile and has a few options which are really nice. We had it one morning with plain lactose free yoghurt, topped it with almonds and a little maple syrup (honey would have been nice as well). It immediately became a stunning breakfast smoothie. Also, just to have it plain was equally as tasty. The hubby added a dash of maple syrup, so that too, was an option … I guess with a bit of creativity, this smoothie has endless possibilities. 🙂

Sweetcorn, Nectarine and Turmeric Oats Smoothie

Total time: 10 minutes

Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked or raw sweetcorn

5 – 6 Tablespoons of cold water

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1/4 cup of oats (I used Gluten-Free Oats)

1 cup of yellow fleshed nectarines

Instructions:

Place all the above ingredients into a blender and blend to the consistency you want.

I decided on baking a batch of Chocolate Squares today. I felt like baking something which my brother and I used to thoroughly enjoy as kids, after all, it is his birthday today, so Happy Birthday Robin 🙂 . You are the best brother ever !!! (My brother lives in Connecticut with his beautiful family and they are so far away from me 😦 . Living in different countries is not fun.)

These Chocolate Squares have been playing on my mind for quite some time. They take me back to my childhood days and memories of my mom baking them for us when my brother and I were still small. This recipe had been given to my mom by our friend and neighbour. My mom had hand written it, in a little book, and it is this very recipe which I baked for my girls when they were small. It has been years since I have made them for my family, and not only that, it has been years since I have baked anything remotely like this…(really bad !)

This recipe is not quite like the standard ‘crunchie’ recipe where you use syrup and butter melted to bind the ingredients. There is no syrup in this recipe, and it still binds and holds together when packed tightly, just with the butter.

Once the Chocolate Squares are done and come out of the oven, its important to do the chocolate icing there and then, and then sprinkle with coconut or any other sprinkles you prefer. Avoid waiting for the Chocolate Squares to get too cold before putting the icing on. Also, wait for the Chocolate Squares to cool completely before cutting them into squares. (that’s the hard part) These Chocolate Squares are slightly softer than the standard ‘crunchie’ and trust me, they are very very more(ish)….(probably not a good idea for me to have them in the house…)

These Chocolate Squares will last a few days in a sealed container, if they last that long. (FYI…mine are being devoured, as we speak 🙂 )